Eurysternus caribaeus (Herbst, 1789)

Chamorro, William, Marin-Armijos, Diego, senjo, Angelico & Vaz-De-Mello, Fernando Z., 2019, Scarabaeinae dung beetles from Ecuador: a catalog, nomenclatural acts, and distribution records, ZooKeys 826, pp. 1-343 : 131-135

Eurysternus caribaeus (Herbst, 1789) Plate 29C

Scarabaeus caribaeus Herbst, 1789: 300 (original description. Without type locality).

Eurysternus caribaeus : Gemminger and Harold 1869: 1023 (list, distribution); Harold 1880a: 13 (distribution); Gillet 1911a: 25 (catalog); Bruch 1911: 182 (cited for Argentina); Blackwelder 1944: 197 (list of species from Latin America); Guêrin 1953: 256 (diagnosis); Roze 1955: 41 (cited for Venezuela); Martínez 1959: 20 (cited for Argentina); Vulcano and Pereira 1967: 547 (characters in key); Halffter and Halffter 1976: 57 (redescription); Halffter et al. 1980: 600 (biology); Howden and Young 1981: 14 (characters in key), 17 (redescription); Jessop 1985: 1093 (characters in key), 1102 (distribution); Medina et al. 2001: 135 (cited for Colombia); Ratcliffe 2002: 11 (cited for Panama); Morón 2003: 45 (cited for Mexico); Huerta et al. 2003: 16 (biology); Hamel-Leigue et al. 2006: 16 (cited for Bolivia); Génier 2009: 215 (redescription), 291 (characters in key); Camero 2010: 150 (characters in key), 164 (diagnosis); Carvajal et al. 2011: 314-315 (cited for Ecuador); Krajcik 2012: 107 (complete list of species); Solís and Kohlmann 2012: 7 (cited for Costa Rica); Ratcliffe et al. 2015: 195 (cited for Peru); Chamorro et al. 2018: 95 (cited for Ecuador).

Eurysternus (Eurysternus) s. str. caribaeus : Vaz-de-Mello 2000: 193 (cited for Brazil).

Eurysternus planus Dalman, 1824: 10 (original description); Dejean 1837: 160 (catalog, cited as Eurysternus Planus Dej); Castelnau 1840: 92 (redescription); Gemminger and Harold 1869: 1023 (synonym of Eurysternus caribaeus (Herbst, 1789), catalog); Gillet 1911a: 25 (cited as synonym of E. caribaeus Herbst); Bruch 1911: 182 (cited as synonym of E. caribaeus Herbst); Blackwelder 1944: 197 (cited as synonym of E. caribaeus Herbst); Martínez 1959: 20 (cited as synonym of E. caribeus Herbst); Jessop 1985: 1102 (cited as synonym of E. caribeus Herbst); Génier 2009: 214 (cited as synonym of E. caribeus Herbst); Camero 2010: 164 (cited as synonym of E. caribeus Herbst); Solís and Kohlmann 2012: 7 (cited as synonym of E. caribeus Herbst).

Eurysternus nebulosus Kirsch, 1871: 361 (original description); Harold, 1880a: 13 (synonym of Eurysternus caribeus Herbst); Bates, 1887: 40 (comment, distribution); Gillet, 1911a: 25 (cited as synonym of Eurysternus caribaeus Herbst); Blackwelder, 1944: 197 (cited as synonym of Eurysternus caribaeus Herbst); Martínez, 1959: 20 (cited as synonym of Eurysternus caribeus Herbst); Jessop, 1985: 1102 (cited as synonym of Eurysternus caribeus Herbst); Génier, 2009: 214 (cited as synonym of Eurysternus caribeus Herbst), Camero, 2010: 164 (cited as synonym of Eurysternus caribeus Herbst); Solís and Kohlmann 2012: 7 (cited as synonym of Eurysternus caribeus Herbst).

Eurysternus peruanus Harold, 1875d: 137 (original description); Balthasar 1941: 340 (cited for Peru); Blackwelder 1944: 197 (list of species from Latin America); Balthasar 1951: 325 (cited for Peru); Jessop 1985: 1102 (synonym of Eurysternus caribeus Herbst); Génier 2009: 214 (cited as synonym of Eurysternus caribeus Herbst); Camero 2010: 164 (cited as synonym of Eurysternus caribeus Herbst); Solís and Kohlmann 2012: 7 (cited as synonym of E. caribeus Herbst).

Type specimens.

Scarabaeus caribaeus Herbst, 1789. The neotype (♂) is deposited at the NMHU (see Génier 2009: 215). Locality: Cayene Ban[on], not examined.

Eurysternus planus Dalman, 1824. The holotype (♂) is deposited at the NHRS (see Génier 2009: 215). Locality: Cayene, not examined.

Eurysternus nebulosus Kirsch, 1871. The lectotype (♂) is deposited at the SMTD (see Génier 2009: 216). Locality: Bogota, not examined.

Eurysternus peruanus Harold, 1875. The lectotype (♀) is deposited at the MNHN (see Génier 2009: 216). Locality: Peru, not examined.

Distribution.

Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Trinidad, and Venezuela.

Records examined.

BOLIVAR: Bosque Protector Filo Palanga, 970 m (1 specimen MUTPL). CARCHI: El Goaltal Hacienda San Francisco, 1200 m (16 specimens MECN). ESMERALDAS: Palma Real (11 specimens MECN); Pote, Playa de Oro (9 specimens MECN); Playa de Oro (17 specimens MECN). IMBABURA: Lita, 680 m (3 specimens CEMT; 4 specimens MQCAZ); Río Getsemani, 600 m (3 specimens CEMT; 5 specimens MQCAZ). MANABÍ: Ayampe, 35 m (1 specimen MUTPL); Puerto López Comunidad Agua Blanca, 245 m (1 specimen MUTPL); Puerto López Cerro La Gotera, Parque Nacional Machalilla, 350 m (1 specimen MUTPL); Puerto López, Guale, 310 m (1 specimen MUTPL); Puerto López, Las Tunas, 200 m (1 specimen MUTPL). MORONA SANTIAGO: Comunidad Untsuants, 700 m, Cordillera del Kutukú (8 specimens MECN); Nuevo Israel, 1290 m, Cordillera Del Kutukú (2 specimens MUTPL). NAPO: Shiqui cerca al Tena, 480 m, Pungarayacu (1 specimen MQCAZ); Tena, 400-500 m (1 specimen CEMT; 3 specimens MQCAZ). ORELLANA: Bloque 31, Parque Nacional Yasuní, 200 m (5 specimens MECN); Cononaco, Bloque 16 YPF, 250 m (1 specimen MUTPL); Dayuma Campo Hormiguero, plataforma Hormiguero, 320 m (5 specimens MUTPL); Dayuma Campo Palanda, 255 m, Yuca 13 (1 specimen MGO-UC); Dayuma plataforma Ungurahua, 300 m (1 specimen MUTPL); El Dorado plataforma Guarango, 300 m (1 specimen MUTPL); Estación Biológica y Centro de Capacitación IAMOE, Rodrigo Borja (8 specimens CEMT; 6 specimens MECN; 11 specimens MQCAZ); Estación Científica Yasuní, PUCE, 250 m (48 specimens MQCAZ); Estación de Biodiversidad Tiputini, Parque Nacional Yasuní (2 specimens MUTPL); San Pedro del Lago, plataforma Copal, 310 m (1 specimen MUTPL); San Sebastián del Coca, 345 m, Comuna Guataraco Campo Pata (1 specimen MUTPL); San Sebastián del Coca, 345 m, Comuna Shamanal Campo Palo Azul (1 specimen MUTPL). PASTAZA: Bosque Protector Oglán Alto, 950 m (2 specimens MUTPL); Chuyayacu Oleoducto km 25, 200 m (1 specimen MUTPL); Estación Biológica Pindo Mirador UTE, 1000 m (3 specimens CEMT); Nuevo Israel, Cordillera del Kutukú (2 specimens MUTPL); Nuevo San José del Curaray, 245 m (1 specimen MUTPL); road Triunfo-Arajuno (2 specimens CEMT; 8 specimens MQCAZ). PICHINCHA: Curipoglio, 1820 m, Cerro San Cristobal (1 specimen MUTPL); Estación Biológica La Hesperia (5 specimens MUTPL); El Tigre Río Guayllabamba, Pedro Vicente Maldonado (1 specimen MUTPL); Llurimaguas, 290 m, Río Guayllabamba Pedro Vicente Maldonado (1 specimen MUTPL); San Roque, 580 m, Río Guayllabamba Pedro Vicente Maldonado (1 specimen MUTPL); Tortugo, 450 m, Río Guayllabamba Pedro Vicente Maldonado (1 specimen MUTPL); Guayabilla, 520 m, Río Guayllabamba Manduriacus (1 specimen MUTPL). SANTA ELENA: La Rinconada, 10 m (1 specimen MQCAZ); Olón, 50 m (9 specimens CEMT). SUCUMBÍOS: 6 km de Dureno, Precooperativa Los Vergeles, 290 m (12 specimens MGO-UC); Aucayacu Río El Eno, 275 m, 16 km de Lago Agrio (11 specimens MGO-UC); Bermejo plataforma ER-A road to Lumbaqui (1 specimen MUTPL); Gonzalo Pizarro Simón Bolivar 1200 m (3 specimens MECN); Shusufindi (2 specimens MECN); Tarapoa Campo Marian, plataforma Fanny 5, 260 m (1 specimen MUTPL); Tarapoa, Nuevo Manabí, 270 m (1 specimen MUTPL). TUNGURAHUA: Baños (3 specimens MQCAZ). ZAMORA CHINCHIPE: RVS El Zarza campamento las Peñas, Cordillera del Cóndor, conseción El Colibri, 1535 m (1 specimen MUTPL); Tundayme campamento Mirador, San Marcos, 900 m (2 specimens MUTPL); Tundayme campamento Mirador, Condor Mirador, 1465 m (1 specimen MUTPL); Tundayme, 800 m (1 specimen MUTPL); Zurmi Comunidad Miazi, 1380 m (1 specimen MEPN); Zurmi, Pachikuntza, 1685 m (1 specimen MEPN); Zurmi, Comunidad La Wants, 1010 m (1 specimen MUTPL, 1 specimen MEPN); Zurmi Las Orquideas Río Nangaritza, 870 m (1 specimen MEPN).

Literature records.

ESMERALDAS: Bilsa ( Génier 2009: 225); Estación Forestal La Chiquita, 11 km SE de San Lorenzo, 5 m ( Génier 2009: 225); Pote, Playa de Oro ( Génier 2009: 225). GUAYAS [= SANTA ELENA]: 27 km S Puerto López, 76 km N de Santa Elena, 152 m ( Génier 2009: 225). LOJA: Loja/Zamora, 1400 m ( Génier 2009: 225). LOS RÍOS: 47 km S de Santo Domingo, 213 m ( Génier 2009: 225); Estación Científica Río Palenque, 150-220 m ( Génier 2009: 225); Estación Científica Río Palenque, 47 km S de Santo Domingo, 250 m ( Génier 2009: 225); Estación Experimental Tropical Pichilingue Quevedo, 45 m ( Génier 2009: 225). MANABÍ: 78 km NE Chone, 85 km WSW de Santo Domingo, 450 m ( Génier 2009: 225); 90 km WSW de Santo Domingo, 73 km NE de Chone, 300 m ( Génier 2009: 225). MORONA SANTIAGO: Bosque Domono, 1650 m ( Génier 2009: 225); Untsuants sitio 1, 700 m ( Génier 2009: 225); road Mendez-Paute km 8, 1250 m ( Génier 2009: 225). NAPO: 12 km WSW Tena, 600 m ( Génier 2009: 225); 5 km O Tena, 500 m ( Génier 2009: 225); Estación Biológica Jatun Sacha, 450 m ( Génier 2009: 225); Estación Biológica Jatun Sacha, 21 km E Puerto Napo, 400 m ( Génier 2009: 225); Hacienda Aragón, Sierra Azul, 2300 m ( Génier 2009: 226); km 11.1 road Sarayacu-Loreto, 1200 m ( Génier 2009: 226); km 7.3 road Sarayacu-Loreto, 1200 m ( Génier 2009: 226); Río Jatun Yacu, río Napo ( Génier 2009: 226); Tena, 400-500 m ( Génier 2009: 226). NAPO [= ORELLANA]: Laguna Taracoa, 244 m ( Génier 2009: 226). Scyasuni, 250 m ( Génier 2009: 226). NAPO [= SUCUMBÍOS]: Río Aguarico, 150 m ( Génier 2009: 226); Río Napo-río Aguarico ( Génier 2009: 226). ORELLANA: Estación Biológica y Centro de Capacitación IAMOE, Rodrigo Borja ( Génier 2009: 226); Estación Científica Yasuní PUCE, 250 m ( Génier 2009: 226); Estación de Biodiversidad Tiputini USFQ, Parque Nacional Yasuní, 220 m ( Génier 2009: 226); Sendero Chorongo, Estación de Biodiversidad Tiputini USFQ, Parque Nacional Yasuní ( Génier 2009: 226); Yuturi Lodge ( Génier 2009: 226). PASTAZA: 1 km E de Mera, 1100 m ( Génier 2009: 226); 8 km Río Negro, 10 km O Pastaza, Shell, 1400 m ( Génier 2009: 227); Llandia, 17 km N del Puyo, 1000 m ( Génier 2009: 226); Pandanuque Villano, 420 m ( Génier 2009: 226); plataforma Villano ( Génier 2009: 226); Villano ( Génier 2009: 226). PICHINCHA: 113 km NW Quito on Puerto Quito road, 740-820 m ( Génier 2009: 226); Estación Biológica Maquipucuna, 1600-1650 m ( Génier 2009: 226). PICHINCHA [= SANTO DOMINGO DE LOS TSÁCHILAS]: Tinalandia 16 km SE Santo Domingo, 680 m ( Génier 2009: 226); Tinalandia, Santo Domingo ( Génier 2009: 226). SUCUMBÍOS: 2 km N de Limoncocha, 250 m ( Génier 2009: 227); Dureno Río Aguarico, 150 m ( Génier 2009: 227); El Reventador ( Génier 2009: 227); Selva Lodge 150 km down Río Napo from Coca ( Génier 2009: 227); Limoncocha, 250 m ( Génier 2009: 227); Zabalo 520 m ( Génier 2009: 227). TUNGURAHUA: 3 km O Río Negro, 1200 m ( Génier 2009: 227). ZAMORA CHINCHIPE: road Cumbaritza-Gualaquiza km 1, 1100 m ( Génier 2009: 227); road Namirez-Zamora km 1, 1000 m ( Génier 2009: 227); road Zumbi-Yantzaza, km 4, 900 m ( Génier 2009: 227).

Temporal data.

Collected every month of the year.

Remarks.

Inhabits coastal lowland evergreen forests, coastal lowland semi-deciduous forests, and coastal evergreen foothill forests from 200-1200 m a.s.l. In the Andean region, it was recorded in the evergreen lower montane forests and montane cloud forests from 1400-2300 m a.s.l. In the Amazon, it was recorded in the lowland evergreen forests, varzea forests, and the foothill evergreen forests from 150-1300 m a.s.l. Collected with flight interception traps and pitfall traps baited with carrion and different vertebrate feces.